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There was an error retrieving your results. Why Do People Invest in Hedge Funds? 47 0 0 0 13 6. Damian Lewis plays hedge fund manager Bobby “Axe” Axelrod on Showtime’s “Billions”. The reasons for investing in hedge funds vary. For some investors, hedge funds represent an opportunity to trounce the market. For others, hedge funds are a way to add an additional element of diversification beyond stocks and bonds.

But hedge funds aren’t for everyone—and some people think they’re a terrible deal. Because these funds aren’t subject to the same regulations as mutual funds, it’s a lot harder to get a handle on what your hedge fund owns or even how it’s doing. Speaking of performance, hedge funds are questionable. Over the five years through November 30, 2015, the Hedge Fund Research Fund Weighted Composite index is up an average of 3. Poor’s 500 over the same period. And yet, new hedge funds continue to open, and investors are still eager to invest. Hedge funds were started decades ago by a man who was such a good manager he told people he would manage for a percentage of the gain.